Watch: Normani Gives First Televised Performance of Debut Single ‘Waves’

Despite having shared the stage with the likes of former band Fifth Harmony, Urban hitmaker Khalid, and more, Normani – albeit no stranger to setting stages alight by her lonesome – hasn’t had many televised performances as the show leader. Last night’s appearance on the “Tonight Show” (March 13) was one of many strides to change that.

A month after premiering the long-awaited visual to her debut solo single, ‘Waves’ (click here to watch), the burgeoning diva called on the song’s collaborator, 6LACK, to assist for the tune’s inaugural televised outing. Undoubtedly a bid to push the song into a Hot 100 placement (which has eluded it as of time reported), look inside to see how ‘Mani fared:

Lose the “beyonce stance”, get breath control, more interesting costumes, a little more vocal training, nd more umpf into the moves and she could be a force once she finds herself. For now though like i say, reminds me of ever new rnd girl out rn. The choreography was there though and that mic moment was cute.

to all of you talking **** about her vocals, her lower register is actually on point, she just needs to work on higher notes more. But in the world with Rita’s Rihanna’s Katy’s etc. she has an edge on girls like that with her stage presence and dancing. What she has on a lot of the new girls with better vocals is the ability to dance. Ariana was not dumb for picking her to open the show.

She’s evolving but – it’s true she needs to work on her vocals – the performance would have been made with a few BELTS – I was gagging to hear a Belt to punctuate the performance and it never came and I was alittle let down 😶

People seem to forget that a strong closer doesn’t get you anywhere. Everyone isn’t into that. The world see and hear through different eyes and ears. Aaliyah don’t have thestringest voice but her music is timeless. Same goes for Janet and Madonna.m who are way more successful than any of these “powerful vocalist”.